The prince does not fight for the heir

Chapter 108

Jingbei Hou Mansion.

The dinner that day was extraordinarily sumptuous, it was rare for the entire Fu family to gather at the same round table for dinner, even Aunt Wu was allowed to sit at the bottom so that she could take care of her five-year-old concubine son.

The Fu family is a family of generals, and they don't pay attention to eating and sleeping like literati. On the contrary, the daily communication at the dinner table is the normal state of the Fu family. It was the rumor that the eldest prince became a monk, and Fu Yuchen became the protagonist of the conversation.

Thanks to the daily communication between the brothers and sisters in the previous two months, Fu Yuchen basically knew what Fu Xuechen knew, so he quickly came to the conclusion: "The eldest prince's decision to become a monk was not impulsive. He already had this intention when the Yuanjue Temple was opened on the Shengshou Festival, and it can be inferred from this that it will be a matter of time before the eldest prince becomes a monk."

Fu Chuanyi frowned slightly, and began to think about what kind of impact this matter would have on the court.

Mrs. Xie couldn't help but said: "In this case, isn't the only son left by the Empress Yuan to be the Second Prince? Next year, the Second Prince will be crowned, right? How long will the Holy Majesty wait until he becomes the Crown Prince?"

Fu Chuanyi has never underestimated his wife who came from a scholarly family, and he has no old-fashioned idea that women should not talk about political affairs. On the contrary, in many cases, Xie's flexible mind can provide him with many useful suggestions. After hearing Xie Shi's words, he just shook his head helplessly.

"The second prince's temperament is actually still lacking some stability, otherwise the Holy Majesty would not have been procrastinating." Fu Chuanyi paused and said: "With the current queen constantly obstructing, it is actually quite difficult for the second prince to become the crown prince."

The difficulty is not small, the older the age, the smaller the chance, the Queen's faction has almost included all the civil servants, and even some Wu Xun are biased towards the Queen intentionally or unintentionally for one reason or another, so the second prince urinated and followed in the army Emperor Yuan'an fought in the north and south, and won the support of the army, so he could barely compete with the queen's power.

The Fu family belonged to the neutral faction, and neither side favored the other, but there were advantages and dangers in not taking a stand. Therefore, Fu Chuanyi tried his best to promote his son to be the sixth prince's companion. As long as the sixth prince did not Being sucked into the vortex of seizing the throne, standing behind the Sixth Prince, who is doomed to have real power in the future, the Fu family can be safe and sound.

Facts have proved that Fu Chuanyi and Xie's decision-making was correct. Fu Yuchen successfully became the companion of the sixth prince, and even assisted the sixth prince to win the first prize in the hunting competition, and won the most important reward - a thousand people scale Qingwei.

It is conceivable that in the future, the sixth prince will need the help of Fu Yuchen, or the Fu family, to help him control the Qingwei. Fu Yuchen's role around the sixth prince will become greater and greater.

Fu Xuechen's thinking diverged, but he thought of the previous life of the eldest prince's rebirth. The real Fu Xuechen died more than half a year ago. If he hadn't been selected as a companion by an imposter, Fu Yuchen, who had a broken calf, should have no chance to become the sixth prince's companion. Then the sixth prince in the previous life Who is your reading companion?Is it Xie Yucheng?

Could it be that because Fu Yuchen failed to be the sixth prince's companion, which affected the Fu family's inability to maintain neutrality, Emperor Yuan'an finally persuaded him to marry Fu Rushuang to the first prince, and had to support the second prince because of blood relationship?

If this is the case, Fu Rushuang, as a member of the First Prince and Second Prince's faction, but likes their biggest opponent, the Fourth Prince who is the son of the empress, then there is a big problem!

fortunately!Fortunately, this life came back, and I traveled through time. Fu Xuechen was able to replace Fu Yuchen in the palace examination, and successfully became the sixth prince's companion. The Fu family's confidence to maintain a neutral attitude and stay out of the matter was established.

Eh?In other words, could it be because of the first prince's rebirth that time and space were reset that brought her, the innocent soul of the future generation, into her arms?

"Father! In fact, today, the second prince made an abrupt proposal. He actually proposed that the eldest sister be married to the eldest prince. His proposal seemed reckless for a while, but it was actually trying to scheme for my Fu family to support him, and then to plot The sixth prince." Fu Yuchen went on to explain the process from Jinli Xiangrui's appearance to the second prince's proposal for a marriage.

Aunt Wu never expected that Fu Rushuang was involved, her face turned pale with shock, she scooped up soup in the spoon, and forgot to feed it to her five-year-old son beside her.

Both Fu Chuanyi and Mrs. Xie also looked shocked, but Fu Chuanyi still held steady until after listening to Fu Yuchen's narration, Fang nodded and said: "You are probably right! Alas! The second prince has always acted impatiently, and the sixth prince just got Qingwei, even before he started recruiting, he wants to come towards my Fu family, it's really hard to guard against!"

Xie guessed: "He probably just did it casually, did he hit three strokes?"

If it was done on purpose, then the Second Prince would be too scary!But the opponent doesn't seem to have such a deep city.

Fu Chuanyi's face was a little heavy: "You don't understand! The Holy Majesty has always loved the eldest prince who suffered from brain disease since he was a child. In addition, the eldest prince has no hope of succeeding to the throne as the eldest son, and the Holy Majesty always has something to make up for him. Thought, if it wasn't for the eldest prince suddenly wanting to become a monk, we would all have to face the pressure from the Holy Majesty to marry Rushuang for his son."

Only then did Mrs. Xie feel a little scared: "...It's so dangerous!"

Hearing this, Fu Xuechen raised her eyebrows slightly. There is no "good risk", and he never escaped in the last life, but in this life, the eldest prince understood that Fu Rushuang didn't have him in his heart, so he chose to let go, and would rather become a monk than let Fu Rushuang repeat the same mistakes.

Mrs. Xie had a good mind, and quickly realized that the second prince's plan to marry Fu Rushuang to become the eldest concubine failed, and he might not give up easily, so he said immediately: "It seems that Rushuang's marriage is going to be urgent, hurry up and see if it is suitable for you. People, it's best to settle the marriage this year, and don't delay it past this year!"

Hearing this, Fu Xuechen gave Fu Rushuang a sympathetic look. She felt that Mrs. Xie was about to regard this concubine as a ticking time bomb, but Fu Rushuang just blushed slightly and remained silent, but Aunt Wu looked quite happy.

The topic quickly shifted to the upcoming formation of the Qingwei. Since Fu Yuchen became the deputy of the sixth prince, the formation of the sixth prince of the Qingwei may only be responsible for the highest decision-making, and the specific affairs have to be carried out by his assistant and deputy.

Fortunately, the Fu family was originally a family of generals and the founder of the country. Fu Chuanyi still holds a military power. He has a good network and basic foundation in the army. He just helped the sixth prince form a thousand-man guard. This matter began to teach his son where to start and how to do things.

At the dinner table, Fu Chuanyi only gave some outlines and did not give specific instructions. The two father and son would discuss the specific things in detail after taking Fu Yuchen to his study after the meal.

Fu Xuechen was a little disappointed. Sure enough, the impostor was only temporary. A daughter is a daughter and cannot become a son. Fu Chuanyi will only teach many things to his son, but cannot pass it on to his daughter. It's not like he doesn't have a son.

Fu Chuanyi and Fu Yuchen left the table first, and then sent Mrs. Fu back to the courtyard. Aunt Wu also led Fu Ruzhen back to wash and rest. Only Mrs. Xie, Fu Rushuang, and Fu Xuechen were left in the room.

Fu Rushuang was asked to stay by Mrs. Xie, but Fu Xuechen stayed on her own initiative. Mrs. Xie ignored Fu Xuechen and said to Fu Rushuang, "I heard that you just started learning tailoring recently. It's actually a bit late. You still Put away your favorite poems first, take a break from riding and archery martial arts, and spend more time to learn from female celebrities."

"Yes." Fu Rushuang obediently agreed.

Mrs. Xie added: "In a few days, I will take you out to participate in some tea parties and flower viewing parties. You have to decorate yourself brightly. Later, I will ask you to cut a few new seasonal clothes for you. You still have to pay attention to it." If there is any old jewelry that needs to be refurbished, send it to me as soon as possible."

"Yes." Fu Rushuang obediently agreed again.

Mrs. Xie also instructed: "There will be many wives attending at that time, you will be one of the objects of their attention, remember the etiquette I taught you, don't be negligent and leave a bad impression on others."

Fu Xuechen interjected curiously and asked: "Mother, what kind of tea party, flower viewing party, will there be sons from other families participating?"

"It's just that ordinary wives have made an appointment to get together, and at most they can bring their own daughters. What's the matter with a man?" Mrs. Xie gave her daughter a sideways glance speechlessly.

"Then why did you take care of other people's sons for your sister?" Fu Xuechen asked.

Although Mrs. Xie was speechless, she was very patient. Since her daughter wanted to know, she explained: "Which family are you meeting at, the sons of that family who need to see their wives will come out to welcome the guests for their mothers, and they will be greeted by that family on the way." If the wife of the family assigns some refreshments or something, the two parties will meet each other?"

"Oh!" Fu Xuechen felt that the customs of the Darong Empire in this time and space are quite similar to the Tang and Song Dynasties in the previous time and space. In public places, especially when there are elders present at home, it is quite easy for young men and women to meet each other.

Although the two parties may not have the opportunity to say a few words, they are much better than the blind marriages in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At least the external conditions such as appearance, height and temperament are clear at a glance.

As for whether it is possible for the two parties, in fact, sometimes just a brief contact is enough to make a judgment, and the rest is not under the control of the young men and women.

Whether the character is reliable, whether the horoscope is compatible, whether the family background is matched, whether the parents of both parties can get along well and become in-laws, these are all judged and controlled by their parents and elders.

As far as Fu Xuechen knows, there is no talent selection system in the Darong Empire, and there is no such thing as all school-age girls having to be seen by the royal family first. Even if the prince chooses a concubine, he must follow the rules, and the royal family will hold various parties in front of them. All suitable and interested mothers and daughters are invited to come, and the marriage is proposed after both parties see that it is suitable.

Fu Xuechen felt that the Darong Empire was probably the most civilized empire with the most developed feudal system.

Because its social customs are the closest to those of later generations, neither the strictness of Cheng Zhu's ethics, nor the extreme suppression of women in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and even compared to the freedom of love in later generations, its marriage customs are more friendly to women These can avoid the misfortune of being cheated for money and sex caused by many love brains, and can also make parents more satisfied.

Naturally, in actual marriages, there are still many cases where two couples seem to be fine with each other at first, but gradually become unable to get along later, causing various problems.

However, the laws of the Darong Empire protect all women’s dowry, which belongs to pre-marital property. Even if they give birth to children, a woman’s dowry will generally be inherited by the daughters under her knees. Unless there are no daughters, sons have no right to touch their mothers The dowry, and as long as the women keep their dowry list, if they reconcile and leave, the husband's family will have to compensate according to the list.

At the same time, the laws of the Darong Empire allow men to marry concubines. If the relationship between husband and wife is really bad, and the wife has not violated the seven regulations, she cannot divorce her wife, and if she cannot pay her dowry and cannot divorce, men You can accept the person you like as a concubine, and the husband and wife live their own lives.

But at the same time, the laws of the empire firmly forbid men to dote on their concubines and kill their wives. If you dare to do such a thing, your future will be cut off, and your social relationship will alienate and discriminate against you.

In addition, people like Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian are not uncommon. The main house is a jealous jar, and the husband makes a fuss if he wants to take a concubine. If a husband can't get rid of his wife and wants to take a concubine, he can only use the power of his elders to give them as gifts. A concubine, if even the elders object to him taking a concubine, he can only steal it, but without a certificate for taking a concubine, he violated the law.

Can the woman divorce her husband?In Darong Empire, it is possible!Men also have seven outgrowths, which are slightly different from women's seven outgrowths. The first is childlessness. If a man is judged by a doctor to be unable to bear offspring, he will commit this rule.

The second is disrespect and filial piety to parents-in-law, the third is serious illness, and the fourth is disorder, that is, cheating and having inappropriate relationships with women other than wives and concubines.

The fifth is theft, which refers to stealing the wife’s property, the sixth is violence against the wife, domestic violence hurts the wife, and the seventh is slander, which is to intentionally distort the facts and tarnish the wife’s reputation.

To divorce a wife or a husband, only a small amount of compensation is required for the other party. If a husband wants to reconcile and divorce, he needs to compensate his wife's dowry; if a wife wants to reconcile and divorce, he only needs to pay half of the dowry. Tolerant, but tolerant women rarely ask for reconciliation, and most of them only divorce when they can't bear it.

Fu Xuechen was very curious about these things, and asked here and there, since Mrs. Xie wanted to teach Fu Rushuang anyway, so she simply explained all the marriage laws involved to the two daughters in detail, and even gave some examples.

Fu Rushuang listened earnestly. What Xie taught is an important basis for her to protect herself after she gets married. The only difficulty is to obtain evidence. How to obtain evidence of the other party's mistakes, Xie will continue to teach in the future.

Fu Xuechen listened with gusto. Comparing her past and present lives, she actually felt that Darong's laws seemed to be more in line with China's civilization traditions and social customs, and had not been infected by the Western ones of later generations.

After talking for almost an hour, Mrs. Xie finally stopped talking: "Okay, it's getting late, you all go back and rest! There is still time to tell you more things in the future."

Fu Xuechen hurriedly said: "Mom, I forgot to mention just now, I want to learn the zither, can you hire me a teacher?"

"Zheng?" Mrs. Xie was surprised: "Why did you suddenly want to learn Zheng? Don't be overwhelmed for a while. I really invited the master for you, and then retreated within a few days and threw all the money into the water?"

Fu Xuechen only expressed his position with a firm face: "I will definitely be able to persist in learning! It is definitely not impulsive."

Fu Rushuang, who had gotten up and was about to resign, couldn't help but say something for his sister-in-law: "Mother, my sister does have a talent in rhythm, which is beyond my reach."

Not to mention, Mrs. Xie didn't agree to Fu Xuechen immediately. She was really influenced by Fu Rushuang. There is an example of Fu Rushuang who once invited a Guqin master to teach, but couldn't learn it even if killed. Mrs. Xie subconsciously felt that Fu's family No musical talent.

But since even Fu Rushuang said that Fu Xuechen has a talent in rhythm, then it doesn't matter what it is to believe that her daughter is once. Xie is much more generous to her own daughter, so she nodded immediately: "Okay! Find you a master."

"Thank you, mother!" Fu Xuechen left satisfied.

Back at Qingtong Courtyard, I unexpectedly saw Fu Yuchen in the hall.

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